Basinerved 



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Capillary 



linsinemd, applied to leaves 

 whose nerves or veins spring 

 from their bases. 



fins.1 (jr Jlant, the inner bark of 

 dicotyledonous trees ; that of 

 the Lime tree is generally used 

 in the manufacture of what 

 are known ;is Bass mats. 



ll.-uJt. a pointed project ion resem- 

 bling the beak of a bird, as the 

 fruit of Geranium ami Pelar- 

 gonium. 



Hrdeynar, a hairy excrescence 

 found chiefly in Roses, caused 

 l>y a gall fly (Cynips). 



filling, pretty, beautiful. 



lierberl/oliHf, with leaves like 

 Uiose of a I5erbcris. 



Hi-articit/ati; two jointed. 



Ki-aiiririiluti, with two auricles 

 or ears. 



lii-bractmti; with two bracts. 



iiicolor, two coloured. 



Bi-amjuyatt; bide by side, in 

 pairs. 



i'i-'nirnis, with two horns. 



Ilifiisjiiilnti; twice pointed. 



liidrnttili; two toothed. 



H'l-Hiiinl. a plant which requires 

 two years to develop seed, 

 after which it dies. 



HifariHiit, in two ranks or rows. 



Ilifrrtiiis, fruiting twice in a year. 



Jiijid, divided halfway into two 

 parts. 



Jiifoliate, two leaved, generally 

 applied to compound leaves 

 which hare their leaflets in 

 a double row. 



Bifurcate, forked doubly, twica 

 divided. 



Bigrminatc; in double pairs. 



liiynur.a, popular abbreviation of 

 the term bigeneric hybrid, 

 a plant produced from a 

 cross between two species be- 

 longing to different genera ; e.g. 

 Lselio-Cattleya. 



JUijiiijate, applied to compound 

 leaves which have two pairs 

 of leaflets. 



Bilabiate, two lipped, a? the 

 flowers of Erythrina Crista- 

 galli and Lamium. 



Jiiliibate, with two lobes, as the 

 leaves of the Maidenhair tree 

 (Ginkgo biloba). 



ll'liii-iiliir, with two cells. 



Himartjinnte, with a double mar- 

 gin. 



liinati; in pairs, applied to a leaf 

 composed of two leaflets. 



Bipartite, divided in two parts 

 nearly to the base. 



liipinnate, twice divided to the 

 base. 



Bipinnatifid, with all the seg- 

 ments of the leaf divided 

 halfway to the base. 



Jtiplivatc, doubly folded or plaited. 



Jiiramtit, double branched. 



Sis, twice. 



Jlisaccztc, with two pouches. 



. cut into two parts. 



Him finti; arranged in two parallel 

 rows. 



H'. ti- r rait; applied to a toothed 

 leaf the teeth of which are 

 again cut or notched, the teeth 

 directed forward. 



Ilifi Inns, with two bristles. 



Bisexual, containing male and 

 female organs in the same 

 flower, hermaphrodite. 



Ilisiilfnti; with two furrows. 



liitemale, twice divided into 

 threes. 



Hindi; the broad part of a leaf. 



Bitmclung, making white. 



/Hunting, plea.-ing, beautiful. 



Blotting, the change by which a i 

 fruit becomes mellow after be- 

 ing picked, really a condition 

 of incipient decay ; e.g. the 

 Medlar. 



JUii/lit, a popular name for any 

 attack of insects and fungi. 



/iliigginit, the flower of a plant, 

 popularly applied to the 

 corolla. 



Jtn/i: the trunk of a tree, from the 

 ground line to the first tier of 

 branches. 



I li'ii us. good. 



Border, the spreading part of a 

 gamopetalous blossom ; e.g. the 

 Primrose and Auricula. 



Jii>mili, pertaining to the north. 



Hiiiiiny, the science which deals 

 with the anatomy, physiology, 

 and morphology of plants ; now 

 divided into many sections. 



Hntrnnidi g, having bunches; like 

 Grapes. 



llrncliiaii; having arms or 

 branches. 



Ilrnrliij, short ; c.ij. brachyfolius, 

 short leaved, etc. 



liTai-liyatidrout, with short sta- 

 mens. 



llriiflniti; furnished with bracts. 



lirniii'iilcs, small bracts. 



Bracts, irregularly developed 

 leaves which are intermixed 

 with the inflorescence. 



Itri'i-is, short; brevifftlius, short 

 leaved, etc. 



Jirilliantiss'niHS, mo.-'t brilliant. 



Itristlfs, stiff, short hails. 



Br unidi's, moss-like. 



Hud, an axis on a stern or branch 

 which contains the rudiments 

 of stems, leaves, or flowers. 



lin fnii! >n, relating to the toad. 



Jiulb, buds consisting of fleshy 

 scales. 



UnlliifiTiiHs, bearing bulbs. 



Hulliilt, small bulbs or modified 

 buds which are produced in 

 the axils of the leaves in Lilies 

 and other plants. 



Itiillntiis, covered with small bub 

 bles or pustules. 



Jinl riiiimnis. yielding butter. 



Hiif'ifoliiis, JJox leaved. 



liyzantinus, Turkish. 



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Cniliii'inis, falling off early, as tho 

 calyx of the Poppy. 



('irriilriu, blue. 



Ctf tiling, of a pale blue or bluish 

 grey colour. 



Ciif/iitnse, growing in tufts. 



Calathiform, concave, like a cup, 

 or hemispherical. 



Calcaratt; spuned,orspur shaped. 



Calcareous, chalky. 



< 'nil-mint", slipper-like; e.g. the 

 pouch of the (lowers of Cal- 

 ceolaria and Cypripedium. 



Cnl/Hsiti/, a leathery or hardened 

 thickening. 



( ii//ns, the healing t issue formed 

 at the end of a wound or on 

 the base of a cutting prior to 

 the formation of roots. 



Cnlotnrix, beautiful-haired. 



Catypiflvns, a subdivision of 

 Dicotyledons with stamens in- 

 serted on the calyx of the 

 polypetalous flow CMS. 



CatycffOm, shaped like a calyx. . 



t'li/Hi-inuus, possessing a calyx. 



/'nl Hi-It; a row of leaflets beneath 

 the calyx. 



( 'nl iffiiltttt; having bracts which 

 resemble an additional calyx. 



Cali/pirate, hooded, with an ex- 

 tinguisher-like covering, as 

 that which covers the tlieca. 

 in mosses. 



Calyx, the outer whorl of leaves 

 in ,i flower, often green in 

 colour, and subject to many 

 modifications. * 



('iniiliiiim, a layer of cells found 

 between the inner bark and 

 the wood. This, by divi- 

 sion, gives rise to new bark 

 to the exterior and new, 

 wood to the interior. It. was 

 formerly describe 1 as a viscid 

 or mucilaginous fluid, but this 

 is erroneous. 



I'liiii/iiniiiliiti; bell shaped, as the 

 flowers of the Campanula. 



('nui/>rtris, belonging to the, 

 plains. 



iiiil'mlHti; furrowed or chan- 

 nelled. 



resembling lattice- 

 work. 



('iitiiUnnis. white, or becoming 1 

 white. 



CnmUil'ias'iHiu, whitest, very 

 white and shining. 



t'midiiliis. shining white. 



i 'tnii'xi-ens, greyish white, surface 

 hairy. 



Cant'sccnt, hoary, almost while. 



/'n n inn, relating to the dog; e.g. 

 the Dog Rose is Rosa canina. 



I ',ni us, greyish white. 

 'inisis. of the Cape, generally 

 referring to the Cape of Good 

 Hope. 



Cnjiilliiry, slender, resembling a 

 hair. 



